All 8 Uses of
beckon
in
Not Without My Daughter
- After a time Khanum Shaheen ventured out into the hall-way and beckoned for me to come into the office.†
*beckoned = called -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- But the principal, with a kind, soft word, beckoned again, insisting.†
- He beckoned sharply for me to come over to him.†
- The way was clear; he beckoned for us to come.†
- The other man left the jeep and beckoned at us to come with him.†
- Seeing this, Mosehn beckoned for Mahtob and me to follow him.†
- Quickly, I stuffed the package into my purse and turned to thank Mosehn's mother for her hospitality but, to my surprise, she scrambled past me into the back seat, beckoning for us to follow.†
beckoning = calling -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
- The driver glanced about the neighborhood and beckoned for us to follow.†
beckoned = called -- typically to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod
Definitions:
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(1)
(beckon) to call -- typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, beckon can be a gesture that points in a direction.